Mission/Support Mission: The SDSU Functional Genomics Core Facility (SDSU-FGCF) exists to facilitate interdisciplinary gene function research and training in viral, bacterial, plant and animal systems. This is accomplished by providing researchers with: 1) access to expensive, cutting-edge technologies (i.e. instrumentation) for functional genomics research at a minimal cost, 2) training and support on the optimal uses of these technologies 3) an opportunity to assist with and influence future purchases of functional genomic-related equipment. Support: The SDSU-FGCF was cooperatively funded by: , 1) the National Science Foundation/EPSCoR Grant No. 0091948, , 2) the Center of Excellence in Drought Tolerance through the South Dakota 2010 Initiative, 3) the SDSU College Agriculture & Biological Sciences, 4) the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and 5) the South Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station.